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From early in her career, Jill Osur knew she felt most energized and grounded when supporting her community and contributing to the greater good. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020, she wondered how she could bring positive change in such challenging times. The social unrest and the pressure of a global pandemic coalesced into a catalyzing internal force that demanded she find a way to align her values and actions. She decided to form a company with the aim of elevating and supporting women and the causes important to them. The result was a new kind of winery: Teneral Cellars “a digital company producing incredible wine for a like-minded, mission-driven community that sips, creates and acts with purpose,” says its mission.
Summit explores legislative solutions to unsustainable, extraction-based economies
By Rebecca O Neil | Staff Writer
Environmental leaders this week discussed ways to shift the Sierra Foothills’ economy toward restoration as opposed to extraction during a summit hosted by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.
Experts in forest restoration and community development discussed the details of drafting and passing legislation necessary to encourage private corporations toward sustainable stewardship.
Elliot Vander Kolk, a regional forester at the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, said Monday’s summit is part of a larger, ongoing conversation about the fallout of the 2020 wildfire season and the future of forest management.
Vander Kolk said there is a $1 billion proposal focused specifically on coordinated forest health and fire prevention in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 budget, which totals $227.2 billion.
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/03/2021 - 8:02pm
The Sierra foothill region is one of California’s outstanding and truly unique wine regions, as visitors to El Dorado and Amador county wineries already know. A
collaborative effort of local business, tourism and economic development organizations has announced the creation of an innovative wine competition and festival celebrating the wines - the Folsom Wine Festival.
This long-awaited effort is designed to share those locally-created wines with wine lovers that may not already be aware of the region s wines. The competition, to be held in Folsom on May 15, will bring celebrated wine experts together to judge entries from Sierra Foothill Wineries. Following the judging, the Foothill Wine Festival will take place in Folsom on Saturday, November 20, providing a hyper-local wine experience and introducing consumers to the variety and quality of wines being created from grapes grown in their local foothill region.
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/03/2021 - 8:02pm
The Sierra foothill region is one of California’s outstanding and truly unique wine regions, as visitors to El Dorado and Amador county wineries already know. A
collaborative effort of local business, tourism and economic development organizations has announced the creation of an innovative wine competition and festival celebrating the wines - the Folsom Wine Festival.
This long-awaited effort is designed to share those locally-created wines with wine lovers that may not already be aware of the region s wines. The competition, to be held in Folsom on May 15, will bring celebrated wine experts together to judge entries from Sierra Foothill Wineries. Following the judging, the Foothill Wine Festival will take place in Folsom on Saturday, November 20, providing a hyper-local wine experience and introducing consumers to the variety and quality of wines being created from grapes grown in their local foothill region.